Learning and skills

Attend this Online event to learn more about the Village and Community Halls Handbook, made by SCVO and the Community Ownership Support Service (COSS) from Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS), supported by the Scottish Rural Network. 

Delivered online, PB Scotland examine the benefits and challenges of funding PB in different ways. From small grants to larger mainstream budgets, we'll ask what works well at both a local and national level - and what needs to change to make things better?

Are you thinking of starting a business? Or looking for a different approach to your existing business or community venture? Do you want it to be inclusive, democratic and empowering for everyone involved?

Completely FREE to attend, Is starting a co-op right for you? is brought to you by Co-operative Development Scotland. It is part of a series of events taking place across the UK through Co-operatives UK‘s Business Support for Co-ops programme.

Are you thinking of starting a business? Or looking for a different approach to your existing business or community venture? Do you want it to be inclusive, democratic and empowering for everyone involved?

Join our free, in-person session Is Starting a Co-op Right for You? at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow on 14 March 2024.

The SSDA Conference is the key annual event bringing together all those involved in tourism across the South of Scotland (Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders).  It is a unique opportunity to connect, network, learn and collaborate.

This event aims to:

DTAS regularly hears from their members in Scottish islands about the challenges they face with capital projects – whether that’s building a new facility or renovating an existing one, there are unique challenges for island communities that make delivering these projects more complex, challenging and expensive than on the mainland.